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Collection | Jewellery, Decorative art |
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Exhibitions | Nelson, Navy, Nation |
Gallery location | Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery (Floor plans) |
People | Provenance: Nelson, Horatio |
Events | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 |
Object details:
Object ID | JEW0078 |
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Description | Silver desk seal with an ivory handle. The seal is decorated with a depiction of the arms of Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) in use between 1798-1801, and a baron's coronet. It is said that Nelson used the seal at the Battle of Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. See also JEW0396 for the wax seal impressions made by this seal. |
Date made | 1800 |
Artist/Maker | H., S. |
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Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Materials | silver; ivory |
Measurements | Overall: 100 x 40 x 40 mm |
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